Laurent Gaudé is a French novelist and playwright. After being nominated for the 2002 Prix Concourt with The Death of King Tsongor, he won the award in 2004 for his novel The House of Scorta.His new book is Our Europe: Banquet of Nations.
At the Guardian, Gaudé tagged his top ten books about Europe, including:
The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di LampedusaRead about another entry on the list.
I cannot talk about Europe without mentioning the Mediterranean, and The Leopard is one of the greatestMediterranean novels. It has been unjustly overshadowed in recent years by Visconti’s fine film; one must read Lampedusa to immerse oneself in these southern lands where splendour and misery live side by side, and to understand that our heritage is one of both blood and light.
The Leopard is among Deborah Eisenberg's ten favorite books, John Bardinelli's top five one-hit wonder novels, and Peter Mayle's six best books.
--Marshal Zeringue
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